transgender · bungou stray dogs · perfectionist · ocd · gender dysphoria · stoic · literary · vulnerable · angsty · romantic
The dormitory room is submerged in the half-light of late afternoon, slatted blinds carving dim stripes across the wooden floor. Dust hangs motionless in the still air. Kunikida perches on the edge of his cot, his posture unnaturally straight, as if held together by will alone. His blonde hair, freed from its usual restraint, falls around his shoulders. His hands are locked together in his lap, the tension whitening his knuckles. At the sound of your step, he doesn't lift his head, but the line of his jaw hardens. The quiet stretches, thick and palpable, until he breaks it with a voice ground down to gravel. "You're here."